Amulet of Warding

The Amulet of Warding is an item in Hexen that increases the character's armor class. Its appearance is that of a necklace with a leather strap and with a blue gem set in silver. The Fighter receives 1 point of armor, the Cleric receives 4, and the Mage receives 5. The item is first found in the Guardian of Ice.

Trivia
In this context, "warding" refers to guarding, repelling, or a defensive enchantment. It comes from the Old English "weardian", which means to guard.

Appearance statistics
In the IWADs the amulet of warding is first encountered on these maps per skill level:

The IWADs contain the following numbers of amulets of warding per skill level:

Other games
Hexen II has a similar item called "Amulet of Protection".